32 CFR § 2103.52 - Classification Review Committee.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s2103.52"
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title: "32 CFR § 2103.52 - Classification Review Committee."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "2103.52"
section_name: "Classification Review Committee."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL"
part_number: "2103"
part_name: "REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065—INCLUDING PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE DECLASSIFIED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 12065 and Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 2384, Jan. 11, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2103"
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# 2103.52 Classification Review Committee.

The NSC Classification Review Committee shall be chaired by the Staff Secretary of the National Security Council. The Committee shall decide appeals from denials of declassification requests submitted pursuant to section 3-5 of Executive Order 12065. The Committee shall consist of the chairperson, the NSC Director of Freedom of Information, and the NSC Staff member with primary subject matter responsibility for the material under review.